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BCOA Health Committee From Lisa Auerbach, Chair As everyone probably knows by now, the interim version of the Fanconi syndrome DNA test, a linkage marker test, has been released and is available through the Canine Phenome Project. www.caninephenome.org. A set of frequently asked questions is included elsewhere in this issue. The FAQ will be maintained and updated on the Basenji Health Endowment web site www. basenjihealth.org. Work will continue on the direct test, but the linkage marker test is an extremely valuable tool in the interim. I plan on using it, and I hope you will too. A CPP blood draw clinic will be held at the 2007 Nationals in California on Tuesday the 16th. Judy Schettler and Chris O'Rear have offered to help. If you're willing to help, please let me know. For more information or to volunteer, contact me at itzyu@prodigy. net. Dr. Gary Johnson is also planning to speak at this year’s National. The tentative schedule for the talk is prior to the annual meeting. Jon Curby is helping organize Dr. Johnson's trip and may be contacted for more information at jcurby@offa.org Please take advantage of this breakthrough and use the test to insure that all 2007 breedings have at least one tested clear parent. Finally, I'd like to add my voice to the many of us thanking everyone who has helped with research, providing samples, fundraising, and otherwise making this long-anticipated test a reality. Thank you all, so much. Continued from Page 26 student, Daisy, were the first out of the runs. I didn’t know there was an intruder in the shadows inside the enclosed safety area near our door until the kitten lived up to her name – Screaming Mimi. Did I shout “Sit?” Did I shout “Stay”? Ha! I said another fourletter “S” word and grabbed both dogs while said kitten made a frantic escape over the fence. As the dogs settled in for the night, my spouse wandered into the room and innocently asked, “What was all the shouting about, and by the way, which of the dogs is doing all that sneezing?” “The one with the mouth full of cat hair,” I snarled. Daydream the Fourth: Tomorrow I will take Daisy out and work with her. We will have a wonderful time, and she will ignore all distractions. “Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to succeed.” - Montesquieu REALITY: It’s obvious I need to give the kittens a break and not let them get near a Basenji, even if they are safely crated. Already I’ve spent a few minutes with Cassie, our chocolate Lab, who is totally spoiled, set in her ways, and well into advanced middleage. She is also more motivated by food than kittens, and learned to perform the Sit, Heel, and Stay almost as fast as the Basenjis. PENNSYLVANIA Sat Oct 6 Daydream the Fifth: Cassie, CD First printed in Dog World, September 1990 The Basenji Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN - 28 HEALTH CLINICS SPONSORED BY: INTERSTATE SHETLAND SHEEPDOG ALL BREED HEALTH CLINIC Time: 1pm to 4pm Quakertown Veterinary Clinic 2250 N. Old Bethlehem Pike Quakertown, PA 18951 Eye Clinic: Dr. Rubin $28 without Cerf $31 with Cerf Snap Test: Heartworm/Lyme/ Ehrlichia - $70. Rabies: Bring proof of prior vaccination - $13. Microchip: $35. Pre-registration required: E-mail: Interstateclinic@aol.com Phone: 610-754-9896 Paypal available Check or Cash – NO credit cards Red Bank, NJ NEW JERSEY Sun Nov 11 ALL BREED HEALTH CLINIC SPONSORED BY THE MID-JERSEY LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB, INC Time: 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM Red Bank Veterinary Hospital Physical Rehabilitation Center 210 Newman Springs Road Red Bank, NJ 07701 EYES: Michael J. Ringle, DVM, Diplomate ACVO HEART: Carl Sammarco, BVSc, MRCVS, Diplomate ACVIM OPTIGEN/MICROCHIP:: Liesl Briekner, DVM, CCRP FEES: All fees are non-refundable. Exam results are confidential. EYES: $28 exam only HEART: $40 auscultation MICROCHIP: $26 insertion of Home Again chip plus form for registration (additional fee) OPTIGEN: $12 includes blood draw, prep. & shipping only. Please go to http://mjlrc.org/events to download a flyer/ application form APPOINTMENTS: Appointments are made by pre-registration only and are scheduled on a first come/first-served basis upon receipt of payment and the form Email: Sarita Gellman - 917-353-1956 or shastalabs@gmail.com
POINT OF VIEW Basenji Conservation by Dr. Jo Thompson As reported in the Basenji Club of America (BCOA) Bulletin Board Newsletter dated 15 May 2007, a committee was authorized by the 2006 ballot to petition the American Kennel Club (AKC) to open the basenji registry of the AKC studbook. This initial move to explore the possibility of adding new imported dogs from Africa into the basenji registry provides an opportunity to contemplate the concept of conservation as it applies to the preservation of basenjis. First of all, we need to define the “population” we are considering. All domesticated dogs are in the same species. The dog (Canis familiaris The Basenji Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN - 29 1 ) has evolved to become one of the most variable animal species associated with humans; with many various types forming separate breeds. The basenji has a lineage of distinguished ancestry and forms its own global ‘metapopulation’ with all individuals descending from the original native ancestral group in central Africa. The basenji is the second oldest distinct breed to diverge from the proto-dog/wolf common ancestor2 , making it one of the most ancient domesticated breeds in the world. In other words, as a group it has been isolated from other breed development longer than almost all other dogs, which ensured the distinct differentiation of the specific canid type we call basenji. This isolation was crucial in avoiding the exchange of genetic material from the general canine population. Archaeological evidence suggests that dogs were incorporated into the social structure of humans and domesticated away from the proto-dog/wolf ancestor about 14,000 years ago3 Congo River. This geographic region is still the root source of the basenji ancestral stock and serves as the reservoir for the full complement of breed genotypic variation or genetic allele diversity. But, it is not the only home of basenjis. Basenjis are officially recognized through breed registries throughout many parts of the world outside their traditional home. When viewed globally, the basenji metapopulation has a fragmented populace; those inside their native home in central Africa, here called the source population and those outside, here called the modern population. The source population is genetically diverse resulting in a low chance that any two negative genes will combine and individuals have a very high chance of being healthy. Conversely, the modern population is not genetically diverse and the chance of two negative recessive genes combining rises in direct relationship to the degree of homogeneity. The evidence that the source population appears to be "clean" is indicative that it is still diverse enough that negative genes are not yet combining. So, how do the concerns of population conservation apply to preservation of the basenji? Population geneticists insist that populations under artificial selection, subjected to high levels of inbreeding, tight line breeding, non-random mating, genetic drift, popular sire syndrome, inbreeding depression, directional selection within a closed registry, or small gene pool dynamics simply cannot maintain genetic viability and breed vigor in the long term without the introduction of new genetic material. Historic records tell us that the first basenjis to be brought out of Africa were a pair whose origin was the rainforests of Congo in central Africa (modern day . That may provide some idea of Democratic Republic of Congo; formerly the length of time that the breed, we have known as Zaire, the Belgian Congo or known for about a century, has actually Congo). They arrived in London in 1895. been reproducing within its own typology, These first native imports were brought thus fixing the desired physical traits that from the Congo by a British explorer distinguish it as unique. The word primitive during a time when Britain was first is sometimes used to describe the basenji penetrating up the Congo River system and because it is one of the breeds of dog that is making first contact between Westerners believed to still remain close in morphology and indigenous people. The breed was (appearance) and behavior (hunting style) introduced to Europeans when the pair to that earliest ancestral canine. were exhibited at the Cruft’s Dog show The basenji is a natural breed found that same year; although shortly after both within the milieu of equatorial Africa, died of distemper principally the Congo Basin forest block corresponding to the watershed of the 4 dogs onto the international scene did not go unnoticed. Over the following years many more attempts were made to export foundation stock from the Congo Basin (the Congo and southern Sudan) for the dog show fanciers. Most private efforts were unsuccessful . During the heyday of large English kennels, the entrance of these unique barkless (but vocal) hunting 5 until three basenjis from southwestern Congo [Bokoto of Blean, Bongo of Blean, and Bereke of Blean] established the foundation of the breed when they were successfully imported to the United Kingdom in 1936 and bred. Over the course of the following five years an additional four native imports contributed to the registered foundation stock of basenjis and its descendants recognized by the Basenji Club of Great Britain (BCGB) and registered under The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom [Bashele of Blean, Bungwa of Blean, Amatangazig of the Congo, and Simolo of the Congo] 6 . The breed was then developed in Great Britain with these seven (7) as the foundation stock outside of their native homeland; this is known as the founder event7 . The Basenji Club of Great Britain was formed in 1939. Early breeders worked to “achieve the desired improvements of daintiness, soundness and short backs” (Basenjis: The Barkless Dogs. by Veronica Tudor-Williams, 1946, page 70) wanted by the fancy. The breed standard was written for the first time in February 1939 as an unofficial archetype defining the breed based on a phenotypic description and distinguishing all breed members separate from other breeds by this typology identification. Then, with some modifications to include more details, on June 24, 1942 the official Basenji breed Standard was approved. The breed Standard has been revised a number of times since its original form but always with the goal to promote breed improvement, advancing from the ancestral form. Over the years of breed development the basenji “has been improved anatomically by careful breeding in order to fit [the] present- day Standard” (The Complete Basenji. By Elspet Ford, 1993, page 33). The word modern is used here to describe the basenji that has been selectively bred and modified to achieve the breed Standard theoretical ideals. Conformation dog shows award dogs that most closely express the breed Standard. The goal of the conformation show is Continued on Page 32
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